At Little Village Academy on Chicago’s West Side, students are not allowed to pack lunches from home. Unless they have a medical excuse, they must eat the food served in the cafeteria. Principal Elsa Carmona said her intention is to protect students from their own unhealthful food choices. “Nutrition wise, it is better for the [...]
Amid hopeful signs we might be emerging from the long “jobless recovery,” there’s word somebody’s hiring: McDonald’s. The chain says it’ll hire up to 50,000 people later this month. All of them in a single day — April 19th. The company says it’s growing, and that more stores are staying open 24 hours. As Marketplace’s [...]
The lawsuit, Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association, et al. v. Monsanto, was filed this week on behalf of 12 seed businesses, 26 farms and farmers, and 22 agricultural associations, all of whom question whether Monsanto should have the right to sue farmers for patent infringement if GM seeds inadvertently end up on their property. [...]
